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Lawrence O'Donnell says Trump's "reign of terror" is over

His MS NOW commentary argues that Democratic control of Congress will sharply constrain Trump's spending plans and judicial appointments.

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Lawrence: The Trump reign of terror in Washington is over

A Supreme Court vacancy would no longer mean an easy confirmation for Donald Trump, Lawrence O'Donnell argues. Nor could the president count on Congress to pass his spending plans. For O'Donnell, those are the practical consequences behind his sweeping verdict on the midterm results.

The MS NOW Short reached roughly 1.6 million views in less than a day, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for the format. It captures O'Donnell moving quickly from Democratic victories in both chambers to the limits he expects the White House to face when the new Congress takes office.

"This changes everything," he says. His argument is that Trump will lose the compliant congressional leadership he previously relied on and will need Democrats to approve federal spending. O'Donnell also predicts that a Democratic Senate would block a Supreme Court nominee if a vacancy arose.

Executive orders remain an option, but O'Donnell expects them to face immediate court challenges. He ends with an unusually absolute assessment: "This is as powerless a presidency as we will have seen in our lifetimes from this point forward."

The clip sits alongside more detailed examinations of the same question on MS NOW. In a separate explainer, Ali Vitali considers how much power the Democrats' Senate majority actually gives them in the new Congress.

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The facts

Channel: MS NOW
Subscribers: 10,100,000 ▲ 100,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 144,205,810
Channel views, pace per day: 51,173,998 (on a normal day: 13,853,048)
Video published: November 4, 2026
Video views so far: 1,579,257 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 1,648,303

The numbers

O'Donnell's Short drew an audience many times larger than MS NOW's usual first-day audience for Shorts. Its comment count also far exceeded the channel's usual first day.

the video's first day

usual first day here

26,560

this video

1,648,303

subscribers

10,100,000

▲ 100,000 in the last 7 days

total views

21,872,894,224

views per day

51,173,998